Daily Archives: 2021-11-07

2021-11-07: News Headlines

teleSUR -JCM (2021-11-07). Sigue minuto a minuto elecciones generales en Nicaragua. telesurtv.net Las elecciones generales en Nicaragua iniciaron en un ambiente de paz y normalidad.

MEE, agencies (2021-11-07). Sudan coup: Internet cuts thwart civil disobedience campaign. middleeasteye.net Sudan coup: Internet cuts thwart civil disobedience campaign | Police use tear gas to disperse Khartoum protests and arrest 87 teachers staging a sit-in. Meanwhile, Arab League meets Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and stresses importance of democratic transition | Sun, 11/07/2021 – 16: 25 | Sudanese women walk in front of tyres set ablaze by anti-coup demonstrators in the capital Khartoum, 7 Novem…

WorkWeek (2021-11-07). WorkWeek No Public Funds For Billionaire John Fisher A's Stadium & Indy Media. indybay.org WorkWeek covers a protest against the Alameda Board of Supervisors giving more than $300 million in public money to GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher for his new A's stadium in the Port of Oakland. WorkWeek also covers and independent journalist forum in San Francisco held during July. WorkWeek also covers a protest at BlackRock in San Francisco during the G20 climate conference and also a strike of 150,000 South African engineering workers who are members of the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa.

Prof. John Meeker (2021-11-07). We Are Guinea Pigs in a Worldwide Experiment on Microplastics. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | Important article first published in 2018. | A dramatic increase in the environmental impacts of plastics has occurred in the course of the 2020-21 Covid Crisis. According to the

sputniknews (2021-11-07). Libyan Prime Minister to Run in December Presidential Election, Source Says. sputniknews.com TRIPOLI (Sputnik) – The head of the Government of National Unity (GNU) of Libya, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, will run for president in the general election scheduled for 24 December, a source close to the prime minister said on Sunday.

MEE staff (2021-11-07). Libya: Son of military commander Khalifa Haftar visited Israel. middleeasteye.net Libya: Son of military commander Khalifa Haftar visited Israel | Report suggests Haftar could offer recognition agreement to Israel in exchange for support after December elections | Sun, 11/07/2021 – 16: 20 | Libyan demonstrators lift flags during a rally in support of Palestinians in Martyrs Square in Tripoli on 21 May 2021 (AFP) | The son of Khalifa Haftar landed in Israel on a private jet on Monday as repo…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-07). Libya's prime minister defends foreign minister following suspension. middleeasteye.net Libya's prime minister defends foreign minister following suspension | Suspension of Najla al-Mangoush by presidential council provokes in-fighting in fragile administration | Sun, 11/07/2021 – 14: 44 | In this file photo taken on October 3, 2021, Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush speaks during a joint press conference with her Kuwaiti counterpart in Kuwait City (AFP) | Libyan Prim…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-07). Morocco Mulls Iron Dome Purchase From Israel To Strengthen Defenses In Western Sahara. southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense. | Morocco is considering purchasing the Iron Dome air-defense system from Israel in order to strengthen its defenses in the disputed region of Western Sahara, the According to the site, Rabat is interested in the system because of its capability to intercept aerial th…

TASS (2021-11-06). Ethiopian envoy in Russia slams reports on rebels' surrounding Addis Ababa as fake news. tass.com Ethiopian Ambassador to Moscow said that "the actions of the antigovernmental groups are "useless and helpless"

ecns.cn (2021-11-06). China promises to play positive role in facilitating Sudan's political transition. ecns.cn China on Thursday expressed willingness to maintain communication and coordination with Sudan and play a positive role in promoting the country's political transition process.

Seth Galinsky (2021-11-06). SWP campaign points the road forward for all working people. themilitant.com Today's discussion about what workers can do to fight back against the relentless attacks of the bosses and their government continues broadly, as results of the Nov. 2 elections offer no solutions for working people. | Socialist Workers Party campaigners continue to present the party and its program as they talk to working people on their doorsteps; build solidarity with workers striking for better conditions and wages; and join protests against the U.S. embargo of Cuba and in solidarity with working people in Sudan fighting to overturn the military coup there. | They explain why organizing solidarity with today…

Terry Evans (2021-11-06). Marches, strikes protest coup, call for end to military rule in Sudan. themilitant.com Carrying banners saying "No to military rule," hundreds of thousands marched through the streets of Khartoum and other cities across Sudan Oct. 30, demanding the military coup carried out a week earlier be overturned. Solidarity protests were held the same day in cities around the world. | "People are not going to leave the streets until we get the prime minister back," Musa Hussein, a factory worker from Manchester attending a protest in London, told the Militant. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was arrested, a state of emergency declared and the government dissolved by Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Oct. 25. | H…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-06). Sudan coup: Talks over crisis hit 'semi-deadlock', say ousted government sources. middleeasteye.net Sudan coup: Talks over crisis hit 'semi-deadlock', say ousted government sources | Military 'refusing to return to a path of democratic transition', according to sources, as restrictions on Prime Minister Hamdok tightened | Sat, 11/06/2021 – 16: 22 | Sudanese anti-coup protesters carry a portrait of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok during a rally in the capital Khartoum's twin city of Omdurma…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-06). Sudan coup: Talks over crisis hit 'semi-deadlock', say sources from ousted government. middleeasteye.net Sudan coup: Talks over crisis hit 'semi-deadlock', say sources from ousted government | Military 'refusing to return to a path of democratic transition', according to sources, as restrictions on Prime Minister Hamdok tightened | Sat, 11/06/2021 – 16: 22 | Sudanese anti-coup protesters carry a portrait of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok during a rally in the capital Khartoum's twin city of Om…

Arlene Rubinstein (2021-11-06). Barbers defeat boss move to cut pay at army bases. themilitant.com "I'm glad to be back at work," Mike Kates, a barber with 15 years at the Fort Lee U.S. Army base barbershop in central Virginia, told the Militant in a phone call Oct. 29. "After almost four months on strike, we won some things, and on the picket line we bonded together." | The 20 barbers, members of Laborers' International Union Public Service Employees Local 572, had struck Sheffield Barbers, a contractor hired by the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, on July 4. Most of the barbers are African American or Korean American. | Sheffield bosses' "last, best and final" offer was a 6-cent increase per haircut, even…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-06). Tunisia resumes talks with IMF on rescue package. middleeasteye.net Tunisia resumes talks with IMF on rescue package | Tunisia's central bank said talks follow an official request by Prime Minister Najla Bouden Romdhane | Sat, 11/06/2021 – 21: 11 | President Kais Saied announces the formation of a new government in Tunis on 11 October 2021 (AFP) |

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-11-06). Lifting sanctions on Iran in interest of intl. community. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) — South African Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran said that lifting of sanctions imposed on Iran will be in the interest of the international community.

Seth Galinsky (2021-11-06). Cuban Revolution vs. US capitalism. themilitant.com There is no COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Cuba. Yet by the time you read this some 73% of the population will be fully vaccinated and over 90% will have at least one dose, one of the highest rates in the world. | Leaders of the socialist revolution there act on the capacities of working people to join together and mobilize to advance our interests. That approach is well captured in the words of Thomas Sankara, the communist leader of the 1983-87 popular revolution in Burkina Faso, West Africa. A real revolution, Sankara said, is based on "a convinced people, not a conquered people." | In the United States, the most…

The Canary (2021-11-06). Idris Elba calls for African voices to be heard in climate change debate. thecanary.co Idris Elba says policy makers and the media risk ignoring a continent "that is central to the solution" of climate change if they do not include African voices in public debate. | The Luther star and his wife Sabrina joined a panel on sustainable food production at the Cop26 climate talks on Saturday. | The couple are both goodwill ambassadors for the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development. | Also present was Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate. | Part of the debate: | Asked why it was important that the voices of people of colour are heard as the world attempts to decarbonise food produ…

news.un (2021-11-06). Rebuilding a future for the displaced people of Burkina Faso: a Resident Coordinator Blog. news.un.org More than a million people in Burkina Faso have been displaced from their homes, victims of ongoing conflict and poverty. Nevertheless, following a recent visit to the central and northern regions of the country, Barbara Manzi, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Burkina Faso, says she met a resilient people keen to find their own solutions, to a better future.

Robert Inlakesh (2021-11-06). Two Israeli Spies Captured By Palestinian Group Calling Itself 'Freedom'. thelastamericanvagabond.com Two Israelis, said to be spies, have been captured by a previously unknown Palestinian group called Hurriyeh (Freedom), in a shocking development which Israel has yet to comment on. In a newly released documentary about Israeli abuses carried out against Palestinian political prisoners, by Tamer al-Mishal for Al-Jazeera Arabic, it was revealed on Friday night

Staff (2021-11-06). Libya Refuses to Attend Paris Conference if Israel Participates. palestinechronicle.com Libya will not attend the Paris conference on Libya if Israel participates, Spokesperson for the National Unity Government (GNU) Mohamed Hammouda revealed earlier this week, according to Libyan media. "The government is steadfast in its

Anonymous007 (2021-11-06). Military Situation In Syria On November 6, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 5, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 6 times: 2 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Latakia province, 3 — Aleppo province | On November 4, an SAA military convoy entered and stationed at Menagh airport south of Azaz | On November 5, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar | On November 5, unknown gunmen attacked an SAA vehicle near Maliha. An SAA member was killed…

sputniknews (2021-11-06). Estonian Soldiers Mistakenly Open Fire at UK Allies in Mali – Reports. sputniknews.com HELSINKI (Sputnik) – Estonian soldiers serving at the Gao military base in Mali mistakenly opened fire on British soldiers who did not follow security protocols when approaching the base, no one was injured, Estonian media reported on Saturday.

Rania Khalek (2021-11-06). 'We're Fighting for System Change, That's What It's Going to Take to Stop This Climate Crisis'. thealtworld.com World leaders are meeting in Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference, but the minimal promises made at these gatherings are not kept and are not enough. Communities in the Global South are demanding real and meaningful change — an entire system change away from profit-driven, rather than people-driven, governments. | Mozambique-based activist Dipti Bhatnagar discusses the conditions that the Global South is grappling with (from the climate change that the West is largely responsible for), and the dire necessity for real change. Bhatnagar is climate justice & energy coordinator with Friends of the Earth Int…

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